The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-05-20

The Western National bank of New
York, of which ex-Secretary Manning
is to be president, has been authorized
TO begin business, with q capital OF
So 100000.
Charles James Faulkner, of Mar
tinsburg, was chosen United States
lature. on Thursday, to succeed Sena-
tor Camden.
The contractors have completed
their work on the new monitors
Terror and Amphitrite, but they will
not be ready for sea for about two
months yet.
Allegations that the conyicts in the
camp at Coal Hill, Arkansas, are over
worked, underfed, and brutally
whipped without cause, are undergo
ing investigation.
A Paris cable says: The confidence
OF the mOneyed class in the mainte-
nance of peace has not been restored.
Dizziness prevailed on all the European
bourses last week.
President Diaz, of Mexico. has
ordered the release of General Ne
CRETE, who was charged with melting
to revolution. Negrete will be on
parole until his trial.
The report that Mr.. Parnell has
cancer or is i'll in amy way is denied by
MIR. O'Brien. He asserts that the
home-rule leader was never in better
health than at present.
AT mass-meeting of Canadian
manufacturers, representing extensive
interests, held at Toronto, resolutions
protesting against reciprocity with the
United States were adopted.
Tho Stota PORN, N lion rrf 1avoc
proposes embarking in manufacturing
enterprises on an extensive scale. 1t
has already appropriated $4,000 for
the erection OF cotton-mill.
1t is believed that the car will miti-
gate the sentence imposed upon some
Of the persons recently convicted of
conspiracy against his life. The seven
condemned to death are all men.
1t is predicted that if the coke
workers. strike continues four weeks
every steel-rail mill in the country
will have to shut down. The strikers
profess to be confident of winning.
The habeas corpus proceedings in
stituted at Los Angeles, California, by
Mrs. Porter AShe, to secure custody of
her child, were dismissed. The father
retains possession of the little one.
The rumors of the impending sale
of the Athletic and Metropolitan base
ball clubs, and of the transfer of the
Indianapolis club to the American
association, are authoritatively de-
MED.
Fifty colored persons who had gath
cred at New Orleans, OH Sunday, to
witnessan immersion, were preclpitated
into the river by the collapse Of the
railing on the wharf, and eight were
drowned.
The male pupils of the Pritchard
Street school, Cleveland, have notified
the teachers that unless their hours of
study are so arranged as to admit of
their attending baseball games they
will strike.
The West Virginia legislature has
adjourned sine Gie. The senatorial
deadlock in the Florida legislature
continues. The Missouri legislature
met in called session Wednesday at
Jefferson City.
Fotheringham, who was indicted as
an accessory to the Jim Cummings ex-
press-robbery, has sued the Adams
Express company and the Pinkertons
for false imprisonment, laying his
damages at 100000.
Cattle are very cheap, and extra
heavy beeves have been sold at the
Chicago stock yards at just what they
cost there as feeders nearly year ago.
Cattle from the Texas ranges are COM
ing forward more freely.
General Boulanger is reported to
have drafted bill for all expert
mental mobilization" of the French
army next October. The passage of
such bill would no doubt be treated
by Germany rs casus belH.
Nineteen of the striking employees
OF the American Tube and Iron COM
pany at youngstown, Ohio, have been
legally restrained from entering upon
the company's grounds or in any way
interfering with its business.
The Chicago livestock exchange
charges the railroad companies with
endeavorlng to bring the interstate
commerce law into disrepute by charg-
ing excessive tariffs and ignoring the
long and short haul section.
Divers have reached the wreck Of
| the steamer Tasmania, which was re-
| Gently sunk south of Corsica. About
5000, 900 worth Of jewels, belonging to
| the maharajah of Jadhpore, were on
the vessel when it went down.
A peremptory mandamus has been
| issued by the common pleas court of
Philadelphia, ordering the Electric
Reporting company to restore the
tickers removed in June last from the
petroleum and stock exchanges of that
city.
The anti-German feeling is running
high at Paris. Threatening demon
STATIONS take place daily, and the
situation appears to be critical. The
performances of Wagner's operas at
the Eden theatre have been sus-
pended.